I am tired of having to watch every penny but we have to. I love my wife but sometimes she can't control her spending. We need to be saving money to pay off our debt and she goes off and spends $88 on some decorations and, I think, clothes. I was just looking at our online checking account and saw that there was an expense of $88. We cannot afford $88 right now!! I am so pissed off but I don't want to come down too hard on her but I did ask her about it. She said it was some dishware she bought for a get together we're having next week. We belong to a film club and it's our turn to host so she apparently bought some decorations that go with the theme of this month's movies. We're on the verge of bankruptcy for God's sakes! We don't need to spend close to a hundred bucks for f###ing decorations! And, I think she bought some clothes because this store primarily sells clothing. So whether it's clothes or decorations, we just cannot afford it right now. The deal we made was that we would cut down our spending significantly during the week so we can go out to an inexpensive dinner on the weekend and maybe a movie and possibly a cheap breakfast on Sunday. The deal is buy less "stuff" so we can enjoy some small pleasures doing fun stuff. That $88 could pay for a really nice dinner or tickets to a play. No more buying stuff!! I'd rather get my screaming out here than with her but I am pissed!! You pay the bills! You know our debt situation. Grow the f### up and stop it!

OK, I am going to try to calm down. I have said my peace now time to put it in perspective. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume it was decorations for the film club meeting and that she wants to be a great hostess. I know our financial situation is tough on her as well and at the end of the day we love each other very much, so we'll talk it out and move forward.